Rafael Nadal vs Mario Ancic — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2004
hard
CRO
Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
Nadal R.
7-6 7-6
Ancic M.
Nadal R.
77782
Ancic M.
6066–

Rafael Nadal defeated Mario Ancic 7-6 7-6 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-03-11Indian Wells MastersR32hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-2
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-0 6-3
2004-02-09MilanR16carpetMario Ancic7-5 6-2
2003-06-23WimbledonR128grassRafael Nadal6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Ancic M.

Ancic M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Serve advantage — Nadal R.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Nadal R.Ancic M.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
53%
Service points won·Even
67%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
9.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Ancic M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
61
Break points saved·Clear edge
100
83
Break points won·Dominant
99
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
65

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Hrbaty D.
Nadal R.
4-66-27-5
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Novak J.
6-16-3
Hrbaty D.
Kuerten G.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Carraz G.
2-1
Novak J.
Sluiter R.
4-66-46-4
Kuerten G.
Spadea V.
6-27-64
Hrbaty D.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-13-66-3
R16
Hrbaty D.
Coria G.
W/O
Nadal R.
Ancic M.
7-607-66
Spadea V.
Hemmes F.
6-16-2
Kuerten G.
Martin A.
6-26-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Gaudio G.
7-636-1
Sluiter R.
Sanchez D.
7-636-3
Novak J.
Muller G.
7-646-2
Carraz G.
Santoro F.
6-26-4
R32
Hemmes F.
Soderling R.
6-26-3
Coria G.
Kiefer N.
7-646-3
Hrbaty D.
Nielsen M.
6-36-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Horna L.
6-46-3
Gaudio G.
Stepanek R.
7-56-3
Kuerten G.
Corretja A.
6-777-637-5
Martin A.
Koubek S.
6-46-4
Spadea V.
Martin T.
6-36-4
Santoro F.
Nieminen J.
6-16-4
Carraz G.
Beck K.
6-46-736-3
Ancic M.
Rea S.
6-26-1
Nadal R.
Schalken S.
7-626-4
Sluiter R.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-4
Sanchez D.
Gambill J.
7-656-3
Muller G.
Lapentti N.
7-56-736-1
Novak J.
Malisse X.
7-676-746-3